root@rynet-desktop:/media/hda1# df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda2 9.2G 2.6G 6.2G 30% / varrun 760M 212K 760M 1% /var/run varlock 760M 0 760M 0% /var/lock udev 760M 88K 760M 1% /dev devshm 760M 0 760M 0% /dev/shm lrm 760M 34M 726M 5% /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-generic/volatile root@rynet-desktop:/media/hda1# umount /dev/hdb1 umount: /dev/hdb1: not mounted root@rynet-desktop:/media/hda1# mount /dev/hdb1 $LogFile indicates unclean shutdown (0, 0) Failed to mount '/dev/hdb1': Operation not supported Mount is denied because NTFS is marked to be in use. Choose one action: Choice 1: If you have Windows then disconnect the external devices by clicking on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the Windows taskbar then shutdown Windows cleanly. Choice 2: If you don't have Windows then you can use the 'force' option for your own responsibility. For example type on the command line: mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/hdb1 /media/hdb1 -o force Or add the option to the relevant row in the /etc/fstab file: /dev/hdb1 /media/hdb1 ntfs-3g defaults,force 0 0